[SOLVED] SanDisk x400 M.2 Compatibility

[Westonian12141]

Alright, so quite simply I'm just not able to get my SanDisk x400 M.2 to show in my bios. I just upgraded to an Asus b550. I've never used the drive before, because after I got it years ago, I realized that it was a says drive, not PCIE, and thought that I would be better to just keep it for whenever I upgraded my system. Now I have though, and I'm finally ready to get to use an NVME, but it won't show up in the bios.

Does anyone perhaps have any expirience with this drive, that they would be willing to lend me? Perhaps is just isn't comparable?

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

Which specific B550?

 

[Westonian12141]

ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wifi)

 

[USAFRet]

That Sandisk is a SATA drive, and both M.2 ports on that motherboard are supposedly SATA capable.

 

[Westonian12141]

Yeah, I read the manual several times. I should be good to go. Do I perhaps have a setting enabled/disabled that needs to be changed in order for it to work?

 

[Westonian12141]

I do have CSM (Compatibility Support Module) enabled, because my ssd wouldn't boot without it.
That's it though. Stock bios. Also, yes. I tried turning off CSM in order to see the M.2, and it didn't work.

 

[USAFRet]

Is this system already running on some other drive?

 

[Westonian12141]

Well, it was. But last night I tried overclocking it using ryzen master, and seem to have somehow messed up the boot drive. I though little of it, since I was planning on reinstalling windows on the M.2 anyways.

So it was... But not currently.

 

[USAFRet]

Well, it was. But last night I tried overclocking it using ryzen master, and seem to have somehow messed up the boot drive. I though little of it, since I was planning on reinstalling windows on the M.2 anyways.

So it was... But not currently.

Booting from a Win 10 USB, with only this Sandisk connected, does it appear as a location to install to?

 

[Westonian12141]

Windows PE? I'm working on doing that.

 

[Westonian12141]

I've got a windows 10 installation drive. I'm actually not sure if I did that. I'll try it and let you know.

 

[Westonian12141]

No, it does not reconize the M.2.

 

[USAFRet]

No, it does not reconize the M.2.

You tried both slots?

 

[Westonian12141]

I'm using data port 5, and if I install an M.2 drive in slot M.2_2, it'll shut off sata 5 and 6. That's why I haven't tried it yet, but I'll go ahead and try it. I just want it to be recconized.

 

[USAFRet]

I'm using data port 5, and if I install an M.2 drive in slot M.2_2, it'll shut off sata 5 and 6. That's why I haven't tried it yet, but I'll go ahead and try it. I just want it to be recconized.

Disconnect ALL other drives.
Boot up from a Win 10 USB to install with.
See what happens.

 

[Westonian12141]

Alright, so it wasn't recconized when put into M.2_2. I'll try that out with it still in that M.2 slot, and see what happens.

 

[Westonian12141]

Nope, still not recconized. I'll try putting it back in slot 1, perhaps that will work? Probably not, but I'm trying out everything here.

 

[Westonian12141]

Let me know if you have anything else you want me to try. I'm sure that there just some bios setting I need to toggle, I just don't know what it is.

 

[dorsai]

There's nothing to toggle on an m.2 slot...it either supports SATA or it doesn't. In this case it sounds more likely that your m.2 drive is defective. I would move whatever SATA drive you have connected on port 5 to a different port if it uses the same resource as m.2_2 and then try it.

 

[Westonian12141]

Crap, that seems to be the case. And as mentioned I got this a few years ago, so there's no way I could get it returned.

 

[USAFRet]

Thats my opinion as well...dead drive.

 

[Westonian12141]

Also, I just put it back in slot one, every other drive still unplugged, both with CSM on and off; and yet still to no avail.

 

[Westonian12141]

Probably a defective drive. I assumed it to be alright since it was purchased new from SanDisk, but I guess not.

 

[USAFRet]

Probably a defective drive. I assumed it to be alright since it was purchased new from SanDisk, but I guess not.

DOA is rare, but it happens.

 

[Westonian12141]

Dang, I suppose so. Well, thank you guys anyways. Take cake.